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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1973
Page
1
The annual Music Awards Concert will be held Thursday at 7 30 p m in Highland. The public may attend at no charge. Performances include the concert band junior high band jazz band collegium high school chorus junior high chorus and the Swing Singers.
Fifteen Iowa City area residents including six over 60 faced municipal court today on gambling charges after police and six state liquor control agents raided American Legion Post 17 in Towa City Tuesday night. They found money on poker and dice tables. all were released on signature bonds.
Fire officials in Lone Tree investigated a blast that damaged a storage area of a school building late Tuesday night. The ignition of several gallons of cleaning fluids caused a fire, but officials said the blast caused no injuries and classes would resume as normal.
Gov. Robert D. Ray signed a law requiring Iowa public school districts to provide health, educational, and counseling services to about 65,000 parochial students. The state will spend 2.2 million dollars annually for two years to reimburse 452 districts for these programs after approval by the State Department of Public Instruction.
The Town Highway Commission in Ames faced a gasoline shortage with only about 80 percent of needed fuel likely to be available next month. Finance director Richard Johnson said cuts or higher priced fuel from service stations are possible. The panel did not act on terminating a state gas-purchase agreement despite considering it. The commission also denied Keokuk’s request to close U S 218 for a June street fair due to flood damage and policy against highway closures.
Mostly sunny with northerly winds 20 to 35 mph and cooler this afternoon with highs in the mid 60s. Clear tonight with winds diminishing to 5 to 12 mph and lows in the upper 30s to lower 40s. Fair and warmer Thursday with highs in the upper 60s and a near zero chance of measurable rain through Thursday.
Four contenders seek the district 3 seat on the Washington Community School District board in the May 21 election. Justine Hotle, Jean Robertson, Rex Roth, and Don Swartzendruber (who did not return the questionnaire) compete to represent the southeast portion. Roles, backgrounds, and views on taxes, curriculum, and building plans are outlined for each candidate.
Houston reports Skylab interior temperatures exceed 100 degrees Fahrenheit making the orbital workshop uninhabitable. A sunshield test and potential spacewalk are planned to cool and restore habitable conditions while a Sunday launch window for the first three astronauts remains marginal.
Iowa Southern Utilities Co reports capacity for peak summer use at 306000 kilowatts with 12 percent reserve, up from last year’s 285968 kilowatts. Local demand hit 34623 kilowatts, as Ted Johnson cites annual 8 percent growth and urges energy saving with AC settings weatherstripping and timing laundry and dishwashing. Generating assets include Burlington station and units at Bridgeport Eddyville Centerville Creston and Washington.
Washington UPI reports a subcommittee approved an $89 million pay raise for about 345,000 feed grain farmers in the B-option of the 1973 program. Rep Wiley Mayne Iowa seeks 25 cents per bushel, higher than the 15 cent rate, in exchange for planting freedom.
Washington reports President Nixon personally approved FBI telephone taps on more than a dozen National Security Council aides in 1969 to stem leaks. The White House defended the taps as a national security measure and said Attorney General approval followed Kissinger talks with Hoover.
Washington UPI reports G Bradford Cook resigned as chairman of the SEC after a grand jury accused him of yielding to influence from Republican fundraiser Maurice H Stans in a Vesco case. Cook, 36, said he was stepping down in light of the unfortunate circumstances surrounding the agency.
In district 4 of the Washington Community School District Board election on May 21 incumbent James E. Lloyd seeks a third term opposing Mrs. Frank Russell. Lloyd, 39, is a lawyer and former board president who cites experience and cost pressures while Russell promotes fairness and youth work in Scouting and community service.
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